(Part 2) Best construction marking tools according to redditors
We found 104 Reddit comments discussing the best construction marking tools. We ranked the 39 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
In that case it does make sense. But Amazon has a $0.13 item which is eligible, so you'd go over 12 cents at best.
Flexible Ruler, Letter Stencils and a Carbide Tipped Scribe.
It will give reasonably fine lines, but it absolutely won't wear off in a hurry.
You're going to need to go over each line several times and apply a lot of force to get a good deep scribe for it to remain visible compared to cosmetic scratching that occurs over time.
Hard to say for sure without knowing his shop, so you'd probably want to try to scope out any recommendations for specific stuff to see if he already has something similar before you buy.
A good suggestion that I think always works well for any budget is to go to a local hardwood dealer and just pick out a selection of interesting exotic lumber, any woodworker will always appreciate getting cool woods to use in their projects.
If you want to have some ideas for stocking stuffers / tools though I'll list some cool things that I think are not super common that I enjoy owning or make my life easier.
Tiny-T Pocket rule
6" precision t rule
A really nice miter gauge
Router setup bars
A nice marking knife
Marking gauge
Magports
Tapeboss
Grr-ripper
Dozuki & Ryoba
Alexa (Alexa, what is 5 and 3/8 times 16... Alexa set reminder for 30 minutes to spray the second coat... Alexa order shop towels... etc, it's actually really useful, and it plays music too)
Shop apron
Quick sanding strips
Digital Angle Gauge
Digital Height Gauge
Anything from Woodpeckers is pretty much guaranteed to be great, albeit kinda pricey
All the FatMax gear looks like it's ready to take the head clean off of any predatory hybrid creature. Like this badass here. Or maybe this motherfucker
I think a snapping a chalk line would help you even everything out. Good job though
These were a stocking stuffers from my sister in law. One of the single most useful things in my shop. Love them.
Swanson Tool AlwaysSharp Refillable Carpenter Pencil https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X3PHKDY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_PWi1BbHCQJD1B
I use these:
https://www.amazon.com/Markal-Red-Riter-Silver-Streak-Welder-Pencil/dp/B004N84EFW
The 3-packs are about 3 or 4 bucks on eBay.
I highly recommend getting one of these for your Express, which has pretty much eliminated virtually all wasted/loose coffee grounds not getting into the basket. I also bought one of these to use instead of a toothpick for the WDT since I was having issues with grounds and oils sticking to the wood of the toothpick. Just using these two tools and an aftermarket tamper made my shots 3-5x better than when I first started using the machine.
Interesting concept. If you use a chalk line, you can drop the grid lines even faster.
You can try a mechanical carpenter pencil.
Right... No graffiti huh... Someone hasn't seen this. What do you think that shit on the mirrors of public bathrooms is?
This is the best app I've seen, the default privacy settings are amazing
Greenlee 430-500 Poly Fish Line, Tracer Green, 500-Foot https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UKL6BG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_3ZP1AbM5A9E15
Greenlee 430 Poly Fish Line Tracer Green, 6500-Foot https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001M0NTIC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_C0P1AbBNX9FH9
It's expensive (for a marker) but you can get one on Amazon
You can get a plain needle scriber like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Starrett-70A-Scriber-Hardened-Diameter/dp/B000E60N84/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1478327485&sr=8-5&keywords=scriber
and use a metal stencil to help "guide" the scriber and repeatedly scribe the plastic that way. I personally bought that scriber I listed and it looks to be about the right size for MG kits but I have yet to use it.
That Weems and Plath one looks pretty solid. I might try that, ty.
My Mitutoyo compass is in the graveyard.
I'm thinking about welding some sort of clamp to the opposite side of this steel scribe.
This also this guy, kind of a modified compass specifically for scribing millwork pieces to fit. https://www.amazon.com/Fastcap-ACCUSCRIBE-FastCap-Accuscribe-Scribing-x/dp/B0001GUDT6
Something like this if you can use the guide well enough should be more than enough. But props for creativity.
Have you ever thought about trying an ink line?